Win: Dan Henry (11-7) Loss: Greg King (8-18)
Save: Jerry Valdespino (2)
Inning: 1 Houston Dan Henry pitching. Rusty Keating grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Williams flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 San Diego Greg King pitching. Sonny Little singles to center field. Jerry Lasher strikes out. Bob Kemmler flies out to the right fielder. Matt DeFreitas triples. Sonny Little scores. Mel Morhardt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Dave Coulter singles to left field. Rob Branca pops out to the second baseman. Dave Runnels pops out to the shortstop. Bob LeClaire flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego George Mulligan pops out to the catcher. Bill Kile walks. Al Johnson singles to center field. Bill Kile advances to third on the hit. Al Johnson steals second. Dan Henry strikes out. Sonny Little singles to right field. Bill Kile scores. Al Johnson scores. Jerry Lasher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sonny Little is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jose Mott singles to center field. Greg King lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rusty Keating hits a home run. Jose Mott scores. Curt Williams walks. Sammy Dunn strikes out. Dave Coulter singles to center field. Curt Williams advances to third on the hit. Rob Branca flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Bob Kemmler singles to center field. Matt DeFreitas strikes out. Bob Kemmler steals second. Mel Morhardt flies out to the left fielder. George Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Dave Runnels strikes out. Bob LeClaire singles to left field. Jose Mott grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob LeClaire is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg King strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 San Diego Bill Kile strikes out. Al Johnson strikes out. Dan Henry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Houston Rusty Keating strikes out. Curt Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Sammy Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 San Diego Sonny Little grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Lasher strikes out. Bob Kemmler pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Houston Dave Coulter strikes out. Rob Branca flies out to the center fielder. Dave Runnels singles to left field. Bob LeClaire flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Matt DeFreitas pops out to the catcher. Mel Morhardt flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! George Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Jose Mott strikes out. Will Morogiello is pinch hitting for Greg King. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Will Morogiello strikes out. Rusty Keating flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 San Diego Hy Harman pitching. Bill Kile strikes out. Al Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Dan Henry grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Curt Williams singles to left field. Sammy Dunn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dave Coulter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 San Diego Sonny Little singles to right field. Jerry Lasher walks. Bob Kemmler grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Little advances to third on the play. Jerry Lasher advances to second on the play. Matt DeFreitas singles to left field. Sonny Little scores. Jerry Lasher scores. Johnny Harmon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Morhardt flies out to the left fielder. Matt DeFreitas steals second. George Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Houston Jerry Valdespino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rob Branca flies out to the right fielder. Dave Runnels singles to center field. Bob LeClaire strikes out. Jose Mott walks. Will Worrell is pinch hitting for Johnny Harmon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Will Worrell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Houston total runners left on base: 7 San Diego total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Dan Henry is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Lobert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Burleigh Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Lobert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jolbert Steevens improves in arm Jay Keeton improves in speed Fritz Pendleton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jolbert Steevens did not respond to coaching in 1B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Juan Stark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Edwards did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ralph Knepper improves in speed Reid Sanders improves in arm Juan Stark did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Reid Sanders did not respond to coaching in CF